Worrying about them would make no difference, unless it diminished her ability to cope.
What kind of a promise ?One that only a fool asks of a madman
My lady, you must bend before you shatter and destroy everyone else into the bargain, she said. What do you know? Mellette snapped. That our lives would be easier if you could find it within you to sh...
Just remember when temptation comes your way that a boy will drink beyond his means and a man will know when he’s had enough. Yes,
Being a king was not about pleasing people. It was about controlling them.
All his ambitions were dust in his grave. It all came down to dust in the end.
Because there comes a time when there is nothing left but hope,
Where there's life there's hope,' he said sternly. 'Where there's life there's pain,' Oliver responded, but opened his eyes.
Look to the plank of wood in your own eye before you remove the mote of sawdust from mine
It was the truth, but that made it no more palatable.
Fight for your lord, fight for his honour, but never forget that you were fighting for yourself too.
Together they watched the fireflies twinkle in and out like hopes in the darkness.
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His gaze. ‘But then my responsibilities would be much greater,
You are my daughter, she said. I will always stand in the storm for you.
Without the light the beauty remains hidden, Gofrid said. But it is always there. Just like God’s love, or a father’s, or a mother’s. Remember that, Alienor. You are loved, whether you see it or not.
Those who walk with their heads in the air usually don’t see the shit on the ground until they tread in it.
She never knew from one moment to the next how he was going to behave toward her and therefore she constantly had to adjust her balance. It was exhausting.
Grief was just the moment before you tied the thread and began the next one
Brats, he muttered under his breath.They take after you, my lord, Alienor said sweetly.